Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
I think I have a problem, I hate it when my mom is right, lol. Xbox had an un-Halloween sale of some of their horror titles and I bought a couple on my wish list at 50-75% off, so not bad.
One I've had on there for a while, Blackwood Crossing. It falls between Gone Home and Life is Strange. More than a mere walking sim like Gone Home, but the story and characters are not as inteeresting or engaging as Life is Strange. That being said it got really weird real quick and it is depressing as all hell. You're on a train and your little brother is being annoying, but then, in one of the compartments there is a boy in a sailor outfit and a rabbit mask. The train transforms into a garden, a greenhouse and a treehouse as you seem to relive memories with your little brother. You gain supernatural powers because.... well... because the script says so. The whole thing is like a dream sequence and it becomes painfully obvious as to why less than halfway through.
This one, like Gone Home is ALL about the story and just like Gone Home for most people that is not enough to get their money's worth or even call it a game. If you liked Gone Home, but felt it lacked a touch of Donny Darko, you might like it, otherwise skip it all together.
I'm having a better time with the second purchase, though not without it's faults. It's called Through the Woods. It's by a Norwegian developer and the game offers audio in English or Norwegian, but subtitles in other popular languages. From the sound of it, the same voice actors voiced both languages. At any rate, you are a 30-something mom with a 9-10 year old son and decide to take a holiday in a cabin in the woods. Your son is taken by an old man and you chase after them.... Through the Woods. See what I did there?
At first it feels like another walking sim as all you have is a flashlight and you can only crouch or run aside from interacting with collectibles. As night falls it gets fairly creepy and then you see it. A troll! It's slow, dim witted and you can easily avoid it. It isn't scary, but it was surprising to see that mythological creatures are starting to bleed into the "real world." the Moon is fractured and some documents warn of a witch that haunts the woods and hates the light. That's when shit gets real, I'm walking down this path and I hear this screeching, by the time I turn around it's too late, I'm dead. Upon a second run, as soon as I hear the screech I turn my light to see this hideous creature stalking me, waiting. It gets close, but is frightened by my flashlight. I keep walking hearing various noises around me, grunts, screeches and howls. As they get close I look back to find this... THING only a few feet away. I reach a check point (after dying like 4 times), it all fades to black and I start at a new location and can't turn back. Thinking I'm safe I walk slowly exploering the area. Then I hear it. a low growl. I start looking for the source of the sound and it doesn't take me long to see THE SAME CREATURE still following me! Fucking creepy. I decide to run for it and finally I lose it. I've also faced off two wolf brothers who debate on the best way to hunt, kill and eat me. Pretty cool stuff.
My only complaint is that everything is too empty. You find multiple wooden houses with no one or nothing inside. My quest continues to find "Old Erik" who wants to feed my son to the World Eater Fenris.
One I've had on there for a while, Blackwood Crossing. It falls between Gone Home and Life is Strange. More than a mere walking sim like Gone Home, but the story and characters are not as inteeresting or engaging as Life is Strange. That being said it got really weird real quick and it is depressing as all hell. You're on a train and your little brother is being annoying, but then, in one of the compartments there is a boy in a sailor outfit and a rabbit mask. The train transforms into a garden, a greenhouse and a treehouse as you seem to relive memories with your little brother. You gain supernatural powers because.... well... because the script says so. The whole thing is like a dream sequence and it becomes painfully obvious as to why less than halfway through.
He's dead. He died in an accident and the game is aiding his soul to find rest and for you to properly mourn him.... like I said depressing as hell.
This one, like Gone Home is ALL about the story and just like Gone Home for most people that is not enough to get their money's worth or even call it a game. If you liked Gone Home, but felt it lacked a touch of Donny Darko, you might like it, otherwise skip it all together.
I'm having a better time with the second purchase, though not without it's faults. It's called Through the Woods. It's by a Norwegian developer and the game offers audio in English or Norwegian, but subtitles in other popular languages. From the sound of it, the same voice actors voiced both languages. At any rate, you are a 30-something mom with a 9-10 year old son and decide to take a holiday in a cabin in the woods. Your son is taken by an old man and you chase after them.... Through the Woods. See what I did there?
At first it feels like another walking sim as all you have is a flashlight and you can only crouch or run aside from interacting with collectibles. As night falls it gets fairly creepy and then you see it. A troll! It's slow, dim witted and you can easily avoid it. It isn't scary, but it was surprising to see that mythological creatures are starting to bleed into the "real world." the Moon is fractured and some documents warn of a witch that haunts the woods and hates the light. That's when shit gets real, I'm walking down this path and I hear this screeching, by the time I turn around it's too late, I'm dead. Upon a second run, as soon as I hear the screech I turn my light to see this hideous creature stalking me, waiting. It gets close, but is frightened by my flashlight. I keep walking hearing various noises around me, grunts, screeches and howls. As they get close I look back to find this... THING only a few feet away. I reach a check point (after dying like 4 times), it all fades to black and I start at a new location and can't turn back. Thinking I'm safe I walk slowly exploering the area. Then I hear it. a low growl. I start looking for the source of the sound and it doesn't take me long to see THE SAME CREATURE still following me! Fucking creepy. I decide to run for it and finally I lose it. I've also faced off two wolf brothers who debate on the best way to hunt, kill and eat me. Pretty cool stuff.
My only complaint is that everything is too empty. You find multiple wooden houses with no one or nothing inside. My quest continues to find "Old Erik" who wants to feed my son to the World Eater Fenris.
